Monthly Archives: May 2010

Lake Shasta is 99% full -yyeeessssssss!

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Skip@RR

So gorgeous. Bring your boats!

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Coldwell Banker C&C Properties 30th anniversary barbeque

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Skip@RR

We celebrated Coldwell Banker C&C Properties 30th anniversary with a party last Wednesday. Here’s a short video of the festivities.

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Redding's Tour de 'Shrooms

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Skip@RR

Yesterday’s video reminded me that I did a sort of naturescape video/photo tour of Redding last February, and then never posted it. Take a look. Fairy Rings in our fair city from Skip Murphy on Vimeo. During a break in … Continue reading →

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Remember the ocean?

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Skip@RR

You won’t recognize the place after watching this short video. And this was recorded a few days before our Deepwater Chernobyl. We keep trying to help the salmon that swim by our River City. But they have to go and … Continue reading →

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Our Asphalt Cowboy Pancake Breakfast music video

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Skip@RR

As promised, we took a few more shots of the 2010 Asphalt Cowboys pancake breakfast at Roaring Gulch in Redding. The music we used is something of a funny story. I am very sensitive about using another artist’s music on … Continue reading →

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Pancakes!

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Skip@RR

Loved this shot of Chita and Erin at the Asphalt Cowboys Pancake Breakfast from a few minutes ago. They hope for 11,000 breakfasts served this year. Wow. Took a bunch of shots, more to follow, no doubt. It’s Really Redding.

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Meanwhile, 24 days later, a mile below the surface of the sea

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Skip@RR

They finally release the video. The lighter colored stuff is liquefied natural gas. But hey, who’s on American Idol tonight?

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What if Deepwater/BP had blownout in Shasta County?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Skip@RR

The recent Deepwater Horizon/BP oil blowout is big. How big? Here’s a map of the spill, only spread over Shasta County. Paul Rademacher is using GoogleEarth to give us all a better understanding of the size and scope of the … Continue reading →

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The Cognitive Bias Song

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Skip@RR

This song reminds me of the anonymous comment writers over at Redding.com. Which thus reveals my personal bias, and my tendency to generalize.

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Happy Mother's Day to all tough minded moms.

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Skip@RR

“I still recall my mother’s first words to me: ‘I haven’t killed anyone in years, but never think that I’ve forgotten how.’” Warren Ellis You should have a soft heart as a mom, but if you have a soft head … Continue reading →

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